Westminster Synagogue

Analysis

Westminster Synagogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Westminster Synagogue reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Westminster Synagogue sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laleham Lea School (£1.4m), Rose Lane Gospel Hall Trust (£1.4m) and Al-Mahdi Institute (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, trading 23% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £440k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.